What to Read When 2019 Is Just Around the Corner
A list of books releasing in the first half of 2019 that we can’t wait to read!
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Posts Tagged: Hanif Abdurraqib
Blind Hunger, Black Bodies, and Radiohead’s In Rainbows
I’ve seen it coming. This is where it passes through.
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Notable Chicago: 9/7–9/13
Literary events in and around Chicago this week!
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The Rumpus’s Best of the Net 2018 nominees
We share our Best of the Net 2018 nominees!
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Terrance Hayes
“They are poems before sonnets.”
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Justin Phillip Reed
Justin Phillip Reed on his debut collection, Indecency, why he loves struggling with connotation, and the irresponsibility of American society.
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Notable Philadelphia: 5/22–5/28
Literary readings and events in and around Philadelphia this week!
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Notable NYC: 5/12–5/18
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreNotable Twin Cities: 4/29–5/5
Literary events and readings in and around the Twin Cities this week!
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Hanif Abdurraqib
If you really must know, the main difference / between fame and infamy is the number of / mornings / you wake up alone.
...moreNotable Los Angeles: 4/9–4/15
Literary events and readings in and around L.A. this week!
...moreNotable Chicago: 3/16–3/22
Literary events and readings in and around Chicago this week!
...moreNotable NYC: 3/3–3/9
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
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What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Black History
Rumpus editors share for their favorite writing that speaks to black history, past and present.
...moreNotable Philadelphia: 1/16–1/22
Literary events and readings in and around Philadelphia this week!
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Carving Out Enough Space on the Cloud: Talking with Hanif Abdurraqib
Hanif Abdurraqib discusses They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us, honoring survival by showing up, and refusing to be governed by genre.
...moreThis Week in Essays
A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
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